RESTON, VA - Online Holiday shopping outperformed bricks and mortar shopping in several key categories, including Sport and Fitness. The study, from comScore, compared e-commerce data to overall (online and offline) consumer spending data published by MasterCard Advisors�?? SpendingPulse Unit for the period of Nov. 1 �?? Dec. 24 vs. year ago. SpendingPulse is an
SAGINAW - The Saginaw Future Inc. Procurement Technical Assistance Center assisted five area companies attain more than $4.3 million in government contracts in the third quarter of 2008. The companies won a total of 36 federal government contracts. The numerous products and services provided include specialized aerospace equipment, metal fabrication and pharmaceuticals. The federal government
TRAVERSE CITY - Appia Communications announced that TeamLogic IT of North Brunswick, New Jersey, has joined Appia's rapidly-growing nationwide network of partners. Appia provides managed IT and telecommunications services to small and midsize companies and organizations. "Appia's suite of services will provide a strong compliment to TeamLogic's offerings," said Jason Ulm, Appia's vice president of
SALINE - Creative services and marketing company DesignHub has developed a new website for the Multi-institutional Study of Leadership, a project of the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs and Center for Student Studies. MSL is an annual national survey of leadership development among college students. It explores the role of higher education in developing leadership
SAN FRANCISCO ? TechSmith, an Okemos provider of screen capture and recording solutions, announced at MacWorld 2009 its newest product offering, Jing, a simple way to add screen-captured images and videos to any online conversation just by sharing a link via IM or email, posted on forums, and shared on Twitter and social networking sites
KALAMAZOO - Strong winds will be welcome at Kalamazoo Valley Community College from now on, but not on Jan. 27-28, thank you. Those are the tentative dates for crews to use a large crane to lift a trio of 25-foot blades to the top of a 40-yard tower on the Texas Township Campus, install them,
LANSING - Groups opposed to further development of coal power brought speakers from around the state to Lansing on Tuesday to oppose a proposed power plant in Rogers City and to again ask Governor Jennifer Granholm stop further development of the plants at least until the state has carbon emissions regulations. But administration officials again
LANSING - Governor Jennifer Granholm this week signed bills into law that are aimed at improving the environment by controlling phosphorus pollution in the Great Lakes. PA 426 (SB 362 ) and PA 427 (SB 152 ) would mainly apply to household cleaners, limiting the level of phosphorus to .5 percent by July 1, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO - Based on the results of Janco Associates' January 2009 IT Salary Survey, prospects look grim for IT professionals. "The job market for IT professionals is one of the worst that I have seen since the late 1970s," said Victor Janulaitis, CEO of Janco Associates. "There is a surplus of IT talent and
GRAND RAPIDS ? Internet ad service Adtegrity.com on Tuesday announced the launch of a new service: the Adtegrity.com Brand-Safe Network. The Adtegrity.com Brand-Safe Network provides Adtegrity.com customers with a comprehensive brand management package that offers several layers of core protection to ensure their brand will be safely advertised and will not appear next to questionable,